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Private and public sector unionization reaches lowest point since 1983

April 15, 2021 7:00 AM By Zachary Sherwood and Brandon Lee John Kerry has been flying around the world trying to get some of the biggest polluters to step up their fight against climate change in time for a White House summit on April 22. If new goals are the measure of success, the meeting is shaping up to be a disappointment. President Joe Biden’s climate envoy this week touched down in Shanghai, China—the most high profile stop on a tour that’s so far included Indi...

[ applause ] >> have a seat. >> it was interesting. all the candidates came out and said look, we are not going to cross, pick a line as it should be. then it makes you realize like how much union decline in the last 20 years. whats gone wrong in pennsylvania, michigan and wisconsin, i used to think, thats one of the first places to look at that. >> my family, my uncle was in the flint sit-down strike in 1936, it began in december, right about this time of the year. the uaw was formed and had th...

>> indeed, after their stinging defeat in wisconsins recall election, the rank and file may wonder what they have gotten for their money. big labor prevailed in ohio ballot battle last year, overturning a law that limited collective bargaining rights but the movent has been stymied in the push for card check legislation and union membership for the private sector workforce and a hole declined since 2005. >> i think in some ways we look to attain political influence and find ways to grow the size...